The need it meets
Purpose
Get Organised helps students move from overwhelmed to in control. It gives them practical systems for planning workload, managing deadlines and turning good intentions into consistent action.
What students experience
In the room
Students build a realistic weekly routine, break large assignments into small actions and design a personal planning workflow they can sustain. They test both digital and low-tech organisation methods.
Learning intentions
What we aim for
- Develop dependable planning routines that reduce last-minute pressure.
- Improve time management and task prioritisation across subjects.
- Increase independent learning through practical self-organisation habits — a key indicator of effective Teaching & Learning under the Estyn 2024 framework.
- Build sustainable systems for GCSE and A-Level coursework and revision.
Concrete gains
Lasting takeaways
- Students understand how to plan around real constraints.
- Reduced procrastination and stronger follow-through — the behavioural shift that separates students who intend to revise from students who actually do.
- Greater confidence in handling competing deadlines.
The arc of the session
How the time is spent
Priority Mapping
Identify high-impact tasks and sequence them effectively.
Calendar Setup
Plan weekly study blocks around lessons, commitments and rest.
Task Breakdown
Turn big tasks into achievable steps with clear deadlines.
Accountability
Use check-ins and progress tracking to stay on course.
Digital Planning
Combine digital tools with practical routines that stick.
The shift you can expect
After the session
Students leave with clear weekly systems, realistic planning habits and practical routines that improve consistency, confidence and academic control. Schools receive a live feedback report from every session — ready to use as pupil voice evidence for self-evaluation, wellbeing reporting and funding applications.
Assurance for leaders
Curriculum & inspection fit
Estyn 2024 Framework
Directly supports Teaching & Learning (self-regulation, independent learning, positive attitudes to study) and Wellbeing, Care, Support & Guidance — students who can manage workload and deadlines report significantly lower stress and stronger academic confidence.
Digital Competence Framework
Students build and evaluate digital planning workflows — applying the DCF's requirement for learners to use technology purposefully, critically and independently across all areas of learning.
Curriculum for Wales — Four Purposes & New GCSEs
Develops Ambitious, Capable Learners and Enterprising, Creative Contributors who can manage complexity, plan strategically and sustain performance. Directly supports the new Made-for-Wales GCSEs introduced September 2025, which place greater weight on independent organisation across coursework and assessment cycles.
Health and Well-being AoLE
Workload pressure and deadline anxiety are among the most consistent wellbeing concerns raised by secondary students in Wales. Get Organised addresses both directly — giving students practical systems rather than generic advice. This sits within the statutory Health and Well-being Area of Learning and Experience and supports the whole-school wellbeing framework Welsh Government funds at £13.6 million annually.
What to arrange
Planning the visit
- Duration: 90 minutes, extendable to 2 hours when timetables allow.
- Cohort Size: Up to 100 students per session.
- Space & Setup: Hall or large room, table or row seating, screen + projector needed.
- Facilitator Pack: Presenter brings planning templates and routine builders.
Evidence-based. Experience-built. Delivered in both languages.
Building a programme
Where to go next
Often paired with
Typical investment
Each follow-on workshop: £795 for two cohorts.
To book this session or discuss year groups, dates and language delivery, email: bookings@fflam.wales